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NYCHA buildings on the Lower East Side.
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The New York City Housing Authority has once again earned the embarrassing distinction of being one of the worst landlords in the five boroughs, according to data compiled by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
The public advocate's office on Tuesday released its annual Worst Landlord Watch List, which judges landlords against the number of open tenant repair requests. While the list measures 100 bad landlords according to the number of B and C violations—considered the most egregious—received through the city Department Housing Preservation and Development, NYCHA's metrics were measured according to the number of work orders filed, since HPD holds no oversight over NYCHA properties.